22 Nutcracker Retellings For Children, Teens, and Adults
The story we know today as The Nutcracker was first written in 1816 by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann. The story became a holiday classic after the Russian...
3 Recommended Reads for Universal Human Rights Month
For many of us, December marks the season for holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. It also marks the closing of the calendar year. Often...
Start a Tradition with Short Stories for Christmas
My family is big on traditions—elaborate birthdays, repeated vacation destinations, and more—so people are always surprised that we don’t have a ton of major Christmas traditions....
50 Must-Read Books You Might’ve Missed This Year
This list of must-read under-the-radar books of 2018 is sponsored by Riddance; or, The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children by Shelley Jackson....
3 on a YA Theme: Teens Allergic to Light
This list of YA books about teens allergic to light is sponsored by Book Riot’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 Giveaway—enter here! Winter solstice, aka...
YA Adaptation Showdown, Day 3: Persepolis vs. The Fault In Our Stars
Welcome to Day 3 of Book Riot’s first official YA Adaptation Showdown. This week-long event invites members of the YA community to share their thoughts on...
YA Adaptation Showdown, Day 3: Twilight vs. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
Welcome to Day 3 of Book Riot’s first official YA Adaptation Showdown. This week-long event invites members of the YA community to share their thoughts on...
Giveaway: DIRTY LITTLE SECRET By Jennifer Ryan
This giveaway is sponsored by Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan. John Cordero groomed his step-son Noah to take over his Montana ranch one day, but when John...
Is This 1936 Advice Manual On Living Alone Still Useful? Critical Linking, December 19
Sponsored by Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan The greatest advice book ever published was written by Marjorie Hillis, the editor of Vogue circa 1936. It’s...
A Year in Reading: Jen Gann
Toward the end of 2017, a woman emailed me with an offer to buy my 1-year-old son. She could tell I didn’t want to be a...
